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Bundled with a new solenoid coil (body no plunger)
Building a new ACE board

so the new solenoid coil is the same as we have just with a connection to the new board or soldered to the new board?

whats options do we have for those that don't use the standard emag batter pack? will this board support different sources of power?

(I know the stock emag solenoid needs the emag batter pack to function... there's more then one way to skin a cat. I just want to make sure if i got this new board if it could function on say a 9v battery)

so the new solenoid coil is the same as we have just with a connection to the new board or soldered to the new board?

The solenoid coil is the bottom half of your solenoid. The solenoid coil is what pulls the plunger down when energized.
We could bundle a new solenoid coil with your new boards. Which means you wouldnt have to de-solder the old solenoid coil from the OEM board,.. solder a new pigtail to the old solenoid coil, and plug it into the new board.

New solenoid coils means they would be polarity correct with connectors built in. After installing your new board, you would only have to plug the new coil in. No soldering.

Originally Posted by kcombs9

whats options do we have for those that don't use the standard emag batter pack? will this board support different sources of power?

We have talked about making the board function the same way as the OEM board works. The voltage amount will be on par with the OEM board. We are looking to make a board that "switches" the power rather than "regulates" it. The OEM board doesnt allow for a lower power source. We tried to change this a year ago and it didnt turn on.

A "Switching" board is one that takes the power source and "switches" it to close the circuit and operate the solenoid
A "Power In Power Out" board is one that takes the entire source voltage and sends it to the solenoid.

Originally Posted by kcombs9

(I know the stock emag solenoid needs the emag batter pack to function... there's more then one way to skin a cat. I just want to make sure if i got this new board if it could function on say a 9v battery)

The problem with making a board that takes "other" power sources is the warranty. If we make a board that everyone will be removing and "hacking" up,.. we will provide no support for the boards. The best solution this early in the design phase for us would be to make a board that works with the AGD/KC battery packs you all currently have installed.

If the board we make ends up being a "Power In Power Out Switching" board, then it will take any voltage from 5-30v

a few questions.
we (me and my brother) come from Germany. would you also send to Germany?
We are looking for specific different firing modes for the emag board . such as full auto, burst mod, ramping and Autoresponse (pull one shot and release one shot) can you already tell whether these functions on the finished board will be available ?
I see that you almost surch since a year for the 50 people,but even a half you have together :-(((( don´t you make on other pages advertisements for your e-mag board or a homepage for example?

Should I even ask around in German forums if they are interested in the board ?

I think you should put the extra time and a few more bucks into the boards and add a screen. Having the gun tell you what mode your in rather than blinking or multicolored lights is a nice feature. Im down for 5 of them if you add a screen.

I think you should put the extra time and a few more bucks into the boards and add a screen. Having the gun tell you what mode your in rather than blinking or multicolored lights is a nice feature. Im down for 5 of them if you add a screen.

Im working on the schematic for the board as I sit here.

Looking at it,.. the screen isn't A LOT of work to add,.. its the code that will be the challenge.

I was relying on another source to do that part.

If I add an LED screen,.... Im not sure if the cost will be affordable.

What about another type of screen? I think 40-50 more is worth it....These are going in some pretty expensive guns anyways. A full blown custom build with customs machined body, rail etc and fancy anodizing is atleast 1200 to do.....whats 50 bucks.

Looking at the existing OEM board,... no. You have to add in 5 more resistors, 2 more capacitors, and all those need leads on the board.

It would have to be a separate board all together. Making a dual purpose board in the odd shape of the OEM board is not easy.

We could do 2 boards,.. but whats the point?

Unless someone was willing to fork over the cash to have the upgrades done to an OLED screen,... I am not going to spend time teaching myself electronics. Im already 5 designs into this board already,... getting it to become an item that will stay up to date will be a challenge.

Originally Posted by Xmagterror

What about another type of screen?

Again,... if someone was going to pay for it (as in pay for the entire run of boards) I would look into the design. Right now I just dont have that kind of capital to throw at this sort of upgrade.